Re: My bass is in need of repair

Thank you all that answered to my dilemma.I did the job my self and it was
really easy.The pin was bent. Sorry RB I will decide to keep it now,even
though I could use the $250.
Thanks again everybody
"John O" <johno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
>> TMG wrote:
>>> Thank you.Could I do this myself or send it out for repair
>>
>> It's the sort of thing that is in fact very, very easy to do oneself,
>> but which someone like me would still hesitate to do. A bent pin
>> constitutes damage in my book, so I'd be inclined to take it into a
>> shop to have the socket replaced (which is cheap and quick enough)
>> rather than bend the pin back into position and risk the annoyance of a
>> dodgy connection, but that's just me.
>> --
>
> That's a great point...TMG, if you have good skills with screwdrivers,
> then this is an easy repair. But if you don't have a new phillips-head
> screwdriver of the exact proper size, and you're not confident that you
> could remove those screws without scarring their heads, then I'd leave it
> up to someone else. That's a beauty of an instrument and you don't want to
> mess it up in any way. That includes creating a new set of threads in the
> body...the good techs make sure they use the old ones and that they don't
> mess them up.
>
> The big question is...can you do a better job than the guy at the guitar
> shop? You probably have more time, and you probably have more desire to do
> the job Properly. But what about the skills???? Your call, really.
>
> -John O
>


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